2006 Istanbul FP2 MotoGP results

By Kropotkin |

A few surprises in the second free practice session. Nicky makes it to the top of the list with some to spare, but still a way off of last year's pole. Stoner and Melandri are fast again, but Pedrosa has taken a leap forward. Conversely, Rossi has taken a bit of a nosedive. I suspect they were playing with settings. Hopkins has put on a good show, with 8th place, and Tamada is more or less where you might expect him, though the Kawaskis are a long way down the order. A special mention for Ellison, who took nearly a second and a half off his time this morning.


1 69 Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda 1'53.623 304.6
2 27 Casey Stoner AUS HONDA 1'53.861 0.238 0.238 310.6
3 33 Marco Melandri ITA Fortuna HONDA 1'53.971 0.348 0.11 306.9
4 26 Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol HONDA 1'54.001 0.378 0.03 306.9
5 24 Toni Elias SPA Fortuna HONDA 1'54.022 0.399 0.021 308.5
6 5 Colin Edwards USA Camel Yamaha 1'54.042 0.419 0.02 308.1
7 65 Loris Capirossi ITA Ducati 1'54.055 0.432 0.013 304.9
8 21 John Hopkins USA Rizla Suzuki 1'54.227 0.604 0.172 308.3
9 15 Sete Gibernau SPA DUCATI 1'54.279 0.656 0.052 307.5
10 6 Makoto Tamada JPN Konica Minolta HONDA 1'54.422 0.799 0.143 306.9
11 46 Valentino Rossi ITA Camel YAMAHA 1'54.662 1.039 0.24 307
12 71 Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla SUZUKI 1'54.722 1.099 0.06 304.6
13 56 Shinya Nakano JPN Kawasaki 1'54.967 1.344 0.245 301.3
14 10 Kenny ROBERTS JR USA Team Roberts 1'55.179 1.556 0.212 302.7
15 17 Randy de Puniet FRA KAWASAKI 1'55.700 2.077 0.521 304.1
16 7 Carlos Checa SPA Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'56.838 3.215 1.138 302.6
17 77 James Ellison GBR Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'56.943 3.32 0.105 300
18 66 Alex HOFMANN GER Pramac d'Antín MotoGP 1'57.467 3.844 0.524 303.1
19 30 Jose Luis CARDOSO SPA Pramac d'Antín MotoGP 1'58.007 4.384 0.54 296.1



Fastest Lap: Lap: 25 Nicky HAYDEN 1'53.623 169.191 Km/h
Circuit Record Lap: Marco MELANDRI 1'53.111 169.956 Km/h
Circuit Best Lap: 2005 Sete GIBERNAU 1'52.334 171.132 Km/h

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